diff --git a/include/net/phonet/phonet.h b/include/net/phonet/phonet.h
index d5df797f954048b458071b544d8e5de94785b4e6..5395e09187df46f7d7e7e2403a0c6abeab418c4f 100644
--- a/include/net/phonet/phonet.h
+++ b/include/net/phonet/phonet.h
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ struct phonet_protocol {
 	int			sock_type;
 };
 
-int phonet_proto_register(int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp);
-void phonet_proto_unregister(int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp);
+int phonet_proto_register(unsigned int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp);
+void phonet_proto_unregister(unsigned int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp);
 
 int phonet_sysctl_init(void);
 void phonet_sysctl_exit(void);
diff --git a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
index fd95beb72f5de707f968f24954942827225a3029..1072b2c19d31d1ac87b4a546c6333fc35c756891 100644
--- a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
+++ b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 /* Transport protocol registration */
 static struct phonet_protocol *proto_tab[PHONET_NPROTO] __read_mostly;
 
-static struct phonet_protocol *phonet_proto_get(int protocol)
+static struct phonet_protocol *phonet_proto_get(unsigned int protocol)
 {
 	struct phonet_protocol *pp;
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static struct packet_type phonet_packet_type __read_mostly = {
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(proto_tab_lock);
 
-int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(int protocol,
+int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(unsigned int protocol,
 						struct phonet_protocol *pp)
 {
 	int err = 0;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(int protocol,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phonet_proto_register);
 
-void phonet_proto_unregister(int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp)
+void phonet_proto_unregister(unsigned int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	BUG_ON(proto_tab[protocol] != pp);